5 Fast Fun Facts About Stanford vs. Oregon

This Saturday's Pac-12 matchup between Stanford and Oregon will feature some of the nation's most hyped players in a game with surefire BCS ramifications.

By now, most CFB fans know that the ESPN Gameday crew will televise from The Oval on Stanford's iconic Palm Drive, and can recite from memory all the salient facts about Andrew Luck, LaMichael James, the Stanford TEs and Oregon's seemingly endless uniform combinations.

But do you really know everything about the Stanford and Oregon football programs?

Phil Knight's Generosity

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Phil Knight, founder of Nike, is credited with enabling the emergence of Oregon as a perennial national football powerhouse. An Oregon alum, he's reportedly poured $300 million into the Ducks' athletic program, much of it for football.

But, did you know that he's also an alumnus of Stanford's famed Graduate School of Business?

He recently donated over $100 million toward the new business school campus at Stanford.

Chip Kelly Is a Rare Coach

Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesAn unmarried coach

Chip Kelly is in his third year as Oregon's head coach. He is an innovative, fearless offensive genius, with numerous coach-of-the-year accolades and a scintillating 25-2 overall record as the Ducks' coach.

But, did you know he's almost unique in another way?

According to the New York Times, Kelly is unmarried, and that is a rarity among head coaches in BCS conferences.